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While the process of photography has been around for hundreds of years, photography did not become widespread until around 1855 with the development of photographic emulsions on glass plates. Daguerreotype cameras formed images on silvered copper plates. The earliest daguerreotype cameras required several minutes to half an hour to expose images on the plates. By 1840, exposure times were reduced to just a few seconds owing to improvements in the chemical preparation and development processes, and to advances in lens design. American daguerreotypists introduced manufactured plates in mass production, and plate sizes became internationally standardized: whole plate (6.5 x 8.5 inches), three-quarter plate (5.5 x 7 1/8 inches), half plate (4.5 x 5.5 inches), quarter plate (3.25 x 4.25 inches), sixth plate (2.75 x 3.25 inches), and ninth plate (2 x 2.5 inches). Plates were often cut to fit cases and jewelry with circular and oval shapes. Larger plates were produced, with sizes such as 9 x 13 inches (“double-whole” plate), or 13.5 x 16.5 inches (Southworth & Hawes’ plate).

Film cameras intended for use by the general public were not available until around 1890 with the development of box cameras and portable bellows cameras that used plastic film on rolls. The use of photographic film was pioneered by George Eastman, who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889. His first camera, which he called the "Kodak," was first offered for sale in 1888. It was a very simple box camera with a fixed-focus lens and single shutter speed, which along with its relatively low price appealed to the average consumer. The Kodak came pre-loaded with enough film for 100 exposures and needed to be sent back to the factory for processing and reloading when the roll was finished. By the end of the 19th century Eastman had expanded his lineup to several models including both box and folding cameras.

On this page we feature collectible and vintage cameras and parts by by Agfa, Argus, Kodak, Leica, Retina, Voigtländer, and others.

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Spiratone Extension Tube Set for Exakta KE Mount Japan 6 pc.

This is a vintage Spiratone Accura extension tube set for Exakta KE mount lenses. It was made in Japan, and consists of 6 pieces. Extension tube sets...

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Spiratone Vario Dupliscope 35mm Slide Negative Copier T to FD

This Spiratone slide copier was designed to take photos of slides to make print copies. It has a 1x to 2.5x zoom collar, and a slide barrel to adjust...

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Star-D Gold Line 28mm 2.8/f Wide Macro 1:4 Lens Japan Pentax K

This is a vintage Star-D Gold Line 35mm film camera lens with a 28 mm focal distance, a minimum f-number of 2.8, and with a built in 1:4 Macro...

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Sunpak Multi Dedicated Auto 144D Thyristor Flash Shoe Mount

The Sunpak Auto 144D was a late 1990 universal thyristor flash designed to work with vintage Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta, Maxxum, Ricoh...

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T-Mount Lens Adapter T2 to CA Canon FD mount camera Vintage Japan

This vintage T-Mount adaptor was made in Japan and was likely sold to attach a universal T-mount Spiratone Vario-Dupliscope slide copier lens to a...

$8.99
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T-Mount Lens Adapter T2 to MIR Miranda M44 Thread Mount Camera Vintage Japan

This vintage T-Mount adaptor was made in Japan, and was likely sold to attach a universal T-mount Spiratone Vario-Dupliscope slide copier lens to a...

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